Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 12, 1863

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Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 12, 1863

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Green, J. W.Hamilton, Jones S.Humphries, J. H.Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Pool, D. R.

Events

Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Arrest Special Orders. Confederate States of America. Army--No. 232

Organizations

Confederate States of America--Army Adjutant and Inspector-General's Office Military Headquarters

Occupations

Adjutants Engineers

Places

Mississippi--Clarke County. Enterprise Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Lowndes County. Columbus Mississippi--Noxubee County. Macon

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African Americans African Americans--Enslaved People

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Head-Quarters, State Mississippi
ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE
Macon ~~Jackson~~^Miss^, 12 Oct 1863.

Special Order
N^o 232

Sarg^t D. R. Pool commanding detail is hereby ordered to Search diligently and arrest a man passing under the name of J H Humphries and purporting to be a Civil Engineer acting under orders from Gen^l Joseph. E. Johnston, said Humphries has fare skin, dark blue eyes, whiskers around his mouth, and when last seen was riding a dark grey horse. And also arrest a man whose name is unKnown and a negro man who are travelling with Humphries

By order of

John J. Pettus
Gov^r. & Com in Chief
State of Missⁱ

Jones S. Hamilton
Adj & Inspr Gen^l

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Enterprise. Oct. 15. 1863

Capt J. H. Humpreys—Engineer Capt has been engaged examining the country between this point and Columbus Miss. by order of Gen'l Johnston. The other party re=ferred to, I presume is Capt [Vinct?]. who is engagd in a reconnaisance east of this.

J. W Green
Capt. & Acting Chf. Engr.

Capt J. W. Green
endorsement of Capt. J. H. Humphries Engineer